Today’s wedding planner interview is with Dr. Janell of Married by Medicine, based in DFW Airport, TX. Enjoy!

Tell us a bit about yourself and your company.

I’m a doctor who happens to love all things wedding! A lot of people look at my business name and think, what does that mean? Once I explain that I am an urgent care physician by day and a rockstar wedding planner by night (and weekend), they totally get it! I believe that being a doctor is much like being a wedding planner… you have to think on your feet, adapt quickly to emergency situations, and be able to listen to and understand many different types of personalities and people.

If you’re planning to have your wedding outside, then today’s super helpful guest post, brought to us by Bob Gechter of Hollow Hill Event Center (Fort Worth, TX) is a must read! Enjoy:

More and more couples are looking for unique wedding venues as an alternative to the traditional church ceremony. Outdoor venues are one of the most popular options for a different approach to a wedding ceremony. The stunning backdrop of an outdoor setting can create a romantic atmosphere and an environment rich with an inherent beauty which can outshine just about any traditional reception hall. When planning your outdoor wedding don’t forget to take these things into consideration:

Tell us a bit about yourself and your company.

I started my photography business about 10 years ago with a Kodak point-and-shoot camera, photographing friends and family for extra money for our family. Now I have a stellar camera and my skills have improved immensely. I love shooting weddings more than anything and I’m constantly learning and improving my style and technical abilities. My style has evolved into a very authentic, lifestyle form, capturing real moments between real people. I love photographing love. And I love photographing light, whether it’s natural or artificial light that I have created with an off camera flash in the snow. Love and light. That’s what my business is about.

This gorgeous outdoor boudoir shoot comes to us from Sotiris Tsakanikas, based in Athina, Greece! Here’s Sotiris to tell us more:

As a wedding photographer I’ve had my share of indoor boudoir sessions, which is certainly safe and cozy, but this time I wanted to do something different. Teaming up with an incredible crew of outstanding vendors we headed to Northern Greece and found the perfect woodland laden resort for an elegant boudoir session al fresco.

This stylish and sweet engagement shoot comes to us from Kristina Staal Photography, based in Oyster Bay, CT! Here’s Kristina to tell us more:

Megan & Mike are one of the sweetest couples you’ll meet! They live just outside of NYC in Hartsdale, New York. Their love story goes back to high school, where they met through mutual friends. Both Megan & Mike love to travel, so it was only appropriate that Mike proposed to Mike proposed to Megan atop The Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina.

Today’s real wedding brought to us by Veronica Yankowski of VeroLuce Photography (Bloomfield, NJ) is a gorgeous of cultural traditions and modern sensibilities. Here’s Veronica to tell us more:

Claudia and Phil had a beautiful multi-cultural wedding in Virginia this spring. I have known Phil’s father for years and he wanted me to be there to capture his son’s wedding. I couldn’t let him down. Claudia and Phil live in Manassas, Virginia so we didn’t meet until the day before the wedding, which is unusual.

Today’s wedding stationer interview is with Amy Zhang, Designer and Owner of Amy Zhang Creative, based in Denver, CO! Enjoy:

How did you get started doing wedding invitations?

I’ve always been obsessed with paper goods, but it wasn’t until a couple years ago that I started on wedding invitations. I started doing some graphic design work for a small stationery company and immediately fell in love with the work and the process of helping couples celebrate their love.

How did you get started doing wedding invitations?

I’ve always loved paper and stationery stores – I remember one of my favorite hobbies as a kid was collecting and trading stickers! After college, I got my dream job working at a small stationery store on Cape Cod. It was there I put my graphic design degree to work creating wedding invitations for couples who came in the shop. When that store closed in 2011, it was a turning point for me because I decided to take my own designs online and started Concertina Press. I decided to specialize in nautical wedding invitations because I love the ocean and am fortunate to live close by (even now that I live down here in sunny Florida!). I also love old science illustrations, so I often use them to create unusual and beautiful invites for folks getting married at the beach or even at the aquarium. My Cape Cod Save the Dates and Cape Cod wedding invitations remain popular – that’s where I was married too, in 2007.

We’re loving the delicate die-cut lace and subtle botanical illustrations in this gorgeous wedding invitation suite brought to us by Brown Fox Creative, based in Fort Worth, TX!

I met with Katerina and her mother for our consultation and the two couldn’t be on more opposite sides as to what the wedding invitation should look like. Katerina leaned more casual/informal, whereas her mother leaned more traditional/formal.

Today’s inspiring guest post comes to us from Wed Our Way, based in Naxxar, Malta! Enjoy:

Deciding on what kind of theme your big day should have might be one of the most crucial parts of wedding planning, and even more so when it’s a destination wedding. In my years of experience as a destination wedding planner, I’ve found that while this is a more laid-back type of event for couples, they feel pressured to create an experience for their guests that’s like no other, given the effort guests put forth to make the trip. If you’re one who’s determined to make your big day as unique as possible, take a look at these 5 lovely themes that are perfect for destination weddings and find one that inspires you.